(A)
General and city
health districts shall collect and report public health quality indicator
information as categorized and defined in paragraph (B) of this rule. The
information shall be submitted to the director on an annual basis in an
approved format. The director shall not require general and city health
districts to report information for public health quality indicators if such
indicators have previously been reported to the director.

(B)
For purposes of
this rule information regarding the following public health quality indicators
and associated measurements shall be collected pursuant to paragraph (A) of
this rule:

(1)
Access to birth and death records: measured by the access and usage of the
secure Ohio public health information warehouse.

(3)
Community
engagement: measured by reporting engagement with the community (clinical and
non-clinical) about policies and/or strategies that will promote the public's
health.

(4)
Emergency preparedness: measured by the ability to
receive and respond to an emergency preparedness twenty-four hours per day,
seven days per week on-call drill initiated by the department of health within
one hour.

(10)
Immunizations: measured by increasing the percentage
of children entering kindergarten who are fully vaccinated.

(11)
Information
management and analysis: measured by expanding the use of electronic data
management system(s) in the administration of public health programs (e.g.,
clinical, environmental and/or administration).

(12)
Linking people
to health services: measured by the participation in the medicaid
administrative claiming program to promote access to
healthcare.

(C)
The director shall provide access to public health
quality indicator information on a designated website for each general and city
health district. The director shall issue on the department website an annual
report providing a summary of the public health quality indicator information
to payers, providers, general and city health districts and public health
professionals.